Rajeev Verma, Tipaniya to motivate voters

BHOPAL: In its last bid to add eligible voters to the voters list, the Election Commission has roped in Bhopal based bollywood actor Rajeev Verma and folk singer, Prahlad Singh Tipaniya to motivate the masses to register their names in the voters list.
The total population of Madhya Pradesh is around 7.55 crore. Of this, around 4.37 crore people have already been added to the voters list.But around 21 lakh eligible voters are still missing from it.
The last date to get the names added in the voters' list is December 10. The commission aims at carrying out an extensive promotional campaign till the date to bridge the gap between total voting population and the names added in the voters' list.
Among the 21 lakh names to be added, around 11 lakh are youths, between 18-19 years of age.
"Our effort is to cover this gap before the last date (December 10) and on January 1, 2013 the commission would come up with the final list of voters who would vote in the elections next year, said Sanjay Singh Baghel, assistant chief electoral officer.